Plumbing connection



Patented July 13, 1920.

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'APP LICATION FILED APR.2|| 1919. 1,346,788.

I J4 v GEORGE MEIER, or SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

PLUMBING CONNECTION.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J 13 1920 Application filedApril 21, 1919. Serial No. 291,763.

'To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Gnonen MEIER, a subjectof Germany, residing in the city and county'of San Francisco and Stateof California, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inPlumbing Connections, of which the following isa specification.

My invention relates to improvements in plumbing connections whereindouble apertured cock operates in conjunction with a connection betweenhot .and cold water pipes.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide an improvedplumbing connection for one or more wash trays wherein the amount ofpiping may be considerably reduced.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide an improvedplumbing connection wherein a single pipe connection extending throughor over the trays may be" utilized to deliver llot and cold water toeither tray.

it is a still further'object to provide a simpliiied and improvedconnection for two or more adjacent wash trays whereby a single cock orfaucet only is required for each tray, thereby reducing the amount ofmaterial and the expense of installation.

I accomplish these and other objects by means of the improved devicedisclosed in the drawings forming a part of the present specificationwherein like characters of reference are used to designate similar partsthroughout the said specification, and in which: 7 V

Figure 1 is a broken plan view of a pair of wash trays disclosing myimproved connection applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged horizontal, longltudinal broken sectional view ofthe connection removed from the trays; and g Fig. 3 is a longitudinalsectional View taken on line 3-3 in the direction indicated. Referringto the drawings the numeral 1 is used to designate two wash trays of theusual type having hot and cold water plpes, H and U, connected thereto,respectively.

A connection 3 is provided to connect the j pipes H and C and suitablecocks 4 and 6 are connected to the pipes H and C respectively toregulate and control the passage of hot and cold water from said pipesto the connection 3.

Cocks 7 and 8 are mounted within the connection and over the trays 1 and2 respec tively. Each cock 7 and 8 is provided with a by-pass aperture 9arranged to reglster with the connection 3 on each side of said cockwhen turned to one position, permitting the passage of water throughsaid cock, and with connected outlet apere tures 11 arranged to registerwith the con nection 3 on each side ofsaidcock 7 and 8 thereby therebypermitting the vpassage of water,

from the connection 3 to the trays, when turned 1n the oppositeposition.

The registering portions of the by -pass aperture 9 and theoutletapertures 11 are arranged at right angles to each other so that w en theby-pass aperture 9 registers with the connection 3 on each side of itsrespective cook the registering apertures of the outlet apertures 11will be closed by the housing ofthe said cock and vice versa asdisclosed in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

In operation, cold water is passed to tray 2 by opening the cold watercock 6 connect 9 ing the cold Water pipe C with the connec-f tion 3 andturning the cock 8 to the position disclosed in Figs. 2 and 3 of thedrawings, wherein the outlet aperture 11 will be positioned to registerwith the connection 3on each side thereof. I v

If hot water is desired in the tray 2 the cold water cock6 is closed andthe hot water cock 4 is opened. The water will then pass from the pipeH, through the cock 4, connection I 3, and by-pass aperture f the cock 7and again through the remaining portion of the connection 3 to theoutlet aperture 11 of the cook 8 and into the tray2. v i. i

If hot water is desired in the tray 1 the cock 8 is positioned toregister the by-pass,

aperture 9 therein with the connection 3 on each side thereof and thecock 7 over the tray 1 is turned to register the outlet apertures 11with the connection 3 when the water will flow from said aperture 11into the tray 1. g If cold water is desiredin tray 1 flow from said coldwater pipe C through the'by-pass aperture 9 of the cock 8 and It isobvious that more thanjtwo trays may be operated by means of the sameconnection, in which case it is only necessary to add one cock, similarto cook 7 or 8, to the connection 3 which may extend through all of thetrays, as water may readily pass through the by-pass apertures 9 of anynumber of cocks to the outlet aperture 11 100 the hot water cock 4: isclosed and the'cold water cock 6 is opened. Water will then i of anycock situated or positioned over the tray within which water isrequired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire'tosecure by Letters Patent isz v 1. In a plumblng connectlon,thecombination with a plurality o'iwashtrays of a hot water connection;a cold water connection; a third connectlon'connecting' the hot and coldwater connections; and 'r'n'eans' mounted withinthei'last mentionedconnection for opening the same to permit the pas- 7 Sage of hot andcold water therefrom into any one of the trays.

In a plumbing connection,the combi nation with a plurality of wash traysof a hot water pipe connected to one of the trays; a cold water'pipeconnecting to an- I other of the trays; a connection between the pipes;and cooks mounted within the-connection one over each tray, said cockseach hav-' tion one over each tray,'said cocks each hav- 7 ing a bypassaperture and two outlet apertures whereby water may flow through saidcocks when turned in one direction and into a tray when turned in theopposite direction; and means for regulating the flow of hot and coldwater through the hot and cold water pipes.

4. Ina plumbing connection, thecombination with a plurality of washtrays of a 3 hot water pipe connected to one end tray; a cold water pipeconnected to' the other end my; afconnecti'on between the pipes andpassing over the trays; and means mounted within the connection "forpermitting the passage of watertherethrough when in one position, andfor permitting the passage of water from 7 said connection into 'a traywhen turned to another position.

nature.

5. In aplumbing connection, the combination with a plurality of washtrays of a hot. water pipe connected to one end tray; a cold water pipeconnected to the other end tray; a connection between the pipesiandpassing over the trays; means mounted within the connection forpermitting the passage of water .therethrough when in one position, andfor'permitting the passage'of water from said con'nectio'n into a traywhen turned to another position; and ineansffor regulating the flow ofwater through the I hot and coldwater pipes. c r v 6. In a plumbing connection,the combination with a plurality of wash trays of a hot waterpipe connected to one end tray;

and connected outlet apertures whereby the passage of water through theconnection V 11s 7 may be permitted when the" bypass aperture registerswith the connection on each side ofthe cock, andthe passage of water:

maybe admitted to the respective .tray when the outlet apertures areregistered with the connection.

' a cold Water pipe'connected to the other end tray; a connectionpassing over the trays" and connecting the V pipes ;v and a cockmounted" over eachftray and within the connection, ea'chcock having abypass aperture nation with a plurality of wash trays of a H tray; aconnection passingnover the trays hot water pipe connected to one endtray; a cold water pipe connected to the other end 7 and connecting thepipes;' a coclcmounted V r J over each tray and within the connection;

each cock having a by-pass aperture and connected outlet apertureswhereby the'fpassage of water through the connection may be' permittedwl1en 'the'bypass aperture registers with theconnectionon eachside ofthe cock, and the passage of water may be .1

permitted to the respective tray when the outlet apertures areregistered with the connection; and a cock. connected to eachv of thehot and cold wate'r'jpipes to regulate the passage of waterv to theconnection.

Inwitness whereofl hereunto set my'sig- GEORGE ,MEIER; V

r so 7. In a plumbing connection, the combi-

